Find Jobs
Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location
Sample & Merchandising Manager
Career Insights for Merchandising Manager
See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.
Scorecard
Based on New York data
Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?
What they do
A Merchandising Manager manages the buying and stocking of goods to be re-sold to customers in a retail store, including clothing and other consumer products. Follows trends, anticipates consumer demand, directs buying and manages inventory; displays merchandise that will sell well at retail. Produces or monitors sales reports. May supervise a staff of buyers, in a larger retail store or department, or train and supervise retail sales staff.
$44,906 / year median in New York
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Full Job Description Job Description:
Responsibilities:
Specific Skills Needed- Experience in visual merchandising, sample coordination, showroom operations, retail, wholesale, apparel, or a related environment preferred.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to maintain an orderly and well-presented showroom and sample area.
- Keen eye for visual merchandising and product presentation, with the ability to dress and maintain the showroom to a high standard.
- Comfortable receiving, unpacking, sorting, steaming, hanging, folding, organizing, and preparing apparel for professional presentations.
- Ability to follow merchandising direction, assortment plans, and catalogs.
- Comfortable maintaining and tracking samples, including organizing product, returning samples to their correct locations, and identifying missing or misplaced items.
- Ability to pack and ship samples to Sales team members and accounts with appropriate care and professional presentation.
- Able to reset racks, and table top with product following account meetings and maintain showroom standards throughout the selling season.
- Able to prioritize multiple requests, work efficiently within deadlines, and adapt to changing Sales and Product team needs.
- Proactive and self-directed, with the ability to identify merchandising, organization, and showroom needs without requiring constant direction.
- Collaborative, dependable, and comfortable supporting multiple Sales and Product team members.
- Professional demeanor and appearance appropriate for a customer-facing wholesale showroom environment.
- Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel and general computer systems.
- Able to manipulate PowerPoint word presentations if needed.
- Experience with apparel strongly preferred. Physical Requirements
- Ability to regularly lift, carry, and move samples, boxes, and materials weighing up to 30 lbs.
- Comfortable moving rolling racks, unpacking and packing boxes, dressing mannequins, steaming garments, and organizing product.
- Ability to bend, reach, lift, and work at varying heights when organizing racks, shelving, fixtures, and sample storage.
- Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout the showroom/work floor for extended periods when required.